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Belay Solutions earns recognition for multiple MS competencies

Johannesburg, 07 Apr 2009

Belay Solutions today announced it has attained Gold Certified status in Microsoft's Partner Programme, with competencies in Advanced Infrastructure Solutions, Custom Development Solutions and Data Management Solutions.

This achievement serves to underpin and confirm Belay Solutions' expertise and technology influence within the marketplace. In addition, it demonstrates its expertise with Microsoft technologies and the proven ability to meet customers' needs oriented around these.

Microsoft Gold Certified Partners receive a rich set of benefits that include access to training and support, thus giving them a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

Belay Solutions is an established full-service information technology provider offering a framework for end-to-end solutions, from strategy through to implementation and support. With a wide range of services that includes managed application solutions, full managed hosting product line, business continuity and disaster recovery consulting services, storage and virtualisation solutions, and strategic IT consulting.

Belay Solutions is comprised of highly skilled engineers and technology consultants that are dedicated to leveraging the latest technologies to build solutions that meet the business needs of today and tomorrow.

“We are proud to have attained the level of Gold Certified status in the Microsoft Partner Programme for the Advanced Infrastructure Competency,” commented Renesh Buldeo, Director of Belay Enterprise Solutions. “It is also rewarding to be recognised for our commitment to the various Microsoft technology products and platforms, as this further demonstrates our capability with these products. Additionally, having this certification highlights to our clients that we know and understand their systems, which in turn, means that we can add value to their various initiatives.”

“Having attained the Gold Certified status allows us to strongly promote our expertise and relationship with Microsoft to our customers,” added Joop Groenewald, Board Member of Belay Solutions “Belay Solutions first became a Microsoft Certified Partner in 2002 and we are proud of the relationship that has been created since that time. The benefits provided through our Gold Certified status will allow us to continue to enhance the solutions that we provide for our customers.”

“Customers are always looking for partner companies that can bridge the gap between their business demands and technology capabilities. They need trust in someone who can act as an expert adviser on their long-term strategic technology plans. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners, which have certified expertise and direct training and support from Microsoft, can build a positive customer experience with our technologies,” concluded Allison Watson, Vice-President of the Worldwide Partner Sales and Marketing Group at Microsoft Corporation.

For further information, please contact Renesh Buldeo: tel 011 318-1244, fax 011 318-1243, e-mail renesh@belay.co.za.

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Belay Solutions

Belay Solutions, established in 2001, is privately owned company that serves as an entrepreneurial hub for focused, owner operated ICT companies with unique cultures, which all share the same core values and social responsibility conscience with a joint go-to-market strategy. It has five operating divisions: Belay Knowledge Management (BKM), Belay Rapid Resources (BRR), Belay Integration Services (BIS) Belay Enterprise Solutions (BES) and Belay Managed Services (BMS).

Belay Solutions is a Microsoft Gold Partner; a distributor for Documentum, part of the EMC Group; and a reseller of Autonomy and SourceCode solutions. Its customer base embraces both the public and private sector and includes organisations such as Absa, Accenture, American Express, Armscor, BHP Billiton, HP, The JSE, Omnia, Rio Tinto, Simba and Standard Bank.

Editorial contacts

Paul Booth
Global Research Partners
(082) 568 1179
pabooth@mweb.co.za
Vincent Coetzee
Belay Solutions
(011) 318 1244
Vincent@belay.co.za